Fabrizio Dionisio “Il Castagno” Sergio Dionisio (Fabrizio’s father) acquired “Il Castagno” (the name of the estate originates from the name of the place where it is located) in the early 1970s, a modest property of some seven hectares, located in the hills facing the town of Cortona, which possessed a vineyard and a grove of […]
“It was in 1973, that I decided to purchase the building dating back to 1600. In the same year I bought about the transformation of the terrain and gave birth to, alongside the secular olive trees, the first vines, from wich with time and sacrifice I obtained my first wine”. Today, the Azienda Agricola Ceraudo […]
150 + year old vines of Nerello Mascalese from Mount Etna Cantine Valenti. On the north east side of Mount Etna, ahses and lavico soil under the plants give to the wine beautiful mineral notes. Incredible agricolture!!
Just ended a great week of wine tasting in San Francisco. Great success for the IndieWines: Villa Franciacorta, Fabrizio Dionisio, Il Cancelliere, Camporignano, Cantine Valenti and Ripanuda. Thanks everyone for the big support!
Maddalena Cordella explains her point of view on the beautiful estate of Montalcino!